Irwin Runner-Up at 2023 MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic

Brandon, Manitoba

SKIP
Steve
Irwin

Third
Daley
Peters

Second
Travis
Taylor

Lead
Travis
Brooks

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	6.15
PA/G:	5.38
Hammer Efficiency:	0.00
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB) lost 6-3 to Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, held October 20 - 22, 2023 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Irwin won 1-0 over Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won 1-0 over Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

Irwin finished 3-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Irwin defeated Australia's Jay Merchant 1-0, then went on to lose 1-0 against Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Irwin responded with a 1-0 win over Jace Freeman (Virden, MB). Irwin won 1-0 against Hirata in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, Irwin take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Irwin move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 2.867 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 91st overall with 35.164 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Irwin ranks 117th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2022: Zachary Wasylik
Zachary Wasylik, Jack Hykaway, Joshua Harding, Graham Normand
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Braden Calvert
Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Ian McMillan, Rob Gordon
Winnipeg, MB
2019: Braden Calvert
Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Ian McMillan, Rob Gordon, Justin Richter
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Corey Chambers
Corey Chambers, Julien Leduc, Devon Wiebe, Stuart Shiells
Winnipeg, MB
2017: David Bohn
David Bohn, Justin Richter, Tyler Forrest, Bryce J. McEwen
Winnipeg, MB

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